Hartalika Teej – Make Your Marital Bond Eternal

Just like Karva Chauth, women in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat observe Hartalika Teej to attain everlasting marital bliss. They celebrate Hartalika Vrat on the Tritiya Tithi of the Shukla Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada. In 2025, women will celebrate Hartalika Vrat on August 25, 2025.

Hartalika Teej 2025 Puja Muhurat

Morning Puja Muhurat: 06:07 AM to 08:40 AM
Tritiya Tithi Begins: August 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Tritiya Tithi Ends: August 26, 2025 at 01:54 PM

Puja Vidhi (Worship Method)

Wake up early in the morning, take a bath, wear clean clothes, and take the vow for the puja.
Before starting the worship, make idols of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati, and Lord Ganesha from sand and clay.
Arrange the suhag (marital) items in a plate and offer them to Goddess Parvati.
Offer clothes to Lord Shiva as well.
Read or listen to the Hartalika Teej Katha.

Hartalika Teej Vrat Katha

The vrat katha relates to the marriage of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva. Once, King Himavan searched for a good groom for Parvati. Sage Narada suggested Lord Vishnu’s proposal. When Parvati learned this, she felt extremely distressed as she wished to marry Lord Shiva. One of her friends took her to a dense forest, where she created a shivling from sand and began meditating on Lord Shiva, remaining without food or water.
Pleased with her intense devotion, Lord Shiva appeared before her and granted her the desired blessing. When her father learned about it, he solemnly married Parvati to Shiva according to the rituals. The day Shiva appeared before Parvati was the Tritiya Tithi of Bhadrapada. On that day, Shiva declared that any woman who observes this fast and worships on this date will gain eternal marital bliss.

Difference Between Hariyali Teej and Hartalika Teej

People celebrate the Teej of Sawan as Hariyali Teej, while they celebrate the Teej of Bhadrapada as Hartalika Teej. On Hariyali Teej, women dress up and observe a fast, but Hartalika Teej is a strict fast in which women remain without food and water. Both fasts follow similar basic rules. Hariyali Teej is more popular in Rajasthan, while Hartalika Teej is famous in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and other states.